Elections field getting crowded

President Irfaan Ali

People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) presidential candidate Irfaan Ali says he is not fazed by the formation of new parties  and their possible impact on his chances at the upcoming general elections.

 “I don’t think the small parties will contribute to the splitting of the PPP/C vote,” Ali, who has been criticized for a low public profile, said on Sunday.

The PPP/C presidential candidate did not say if the PPP/C was open to coalescing with any of the smaller parties but said that the members of those parties are welcome to join the PPP/C and work towards his party’s goals.